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pained.
Good.
“Second, I didn’t have mate before, so why bother forcing the agenda now?”
“You dare question the authority of the council?” Gregory sneered.
“I’m the Beta. I’ll question who the fuck I want,” Hunter replied, his voice calm.
“Why should we force the issue?” Liam asked, interrupting the growing tension.
“Just because you’re fuck buddies with the Beta doesn’t mean he gets special treatment,” Dorian sneered. “He should have had a mate before.”
“Watch your tongue, wolf,” Alec whispered, his voice a lethal blade.
Dorian only smiled. “I have a few wolves for you if you can’t find a mate. My sister for one.”
Hunter growled. The man was actually bargaining off his sister? For what?
“I already have a mate.”
He saw Liam and Alec tense slightly but didn’t say anything. He knew he’d hurt them by not saying something sooner, but it hadn’t been time yet. Becca was still new…still his .
“Convenient,” Alistair spat. “Where is this mate of yours, and why haven’t we heard of this before?”
“I only met her when I got back from hell. You know, the place that I spent four years nearly dying in? Let’s make sure we discuss that at some point soon, shall we?”
Gregory waved his question away. “We’ll talk of that later. Who is this person who is suddenly your mate?”
“She’s in the human realm.” Technically, as wolves, they were also in the human realm, they were, in fact, hidden from prying eyes, which helped distinguish the difference.
“A human?” Dorian’s lip curled, and he spat on the ground in clear disgust. “I won’t be having a human coming into the Pack and diluting the bloodlines.”
“She’s not just my mate,” Hunter growled. “She’s my true half, and you have no authority over fate, me, or my mate.”
Again, Liam and Alec started but didn’t say anything. Hunter knew they’d have plenty to say in private, but now was not the time.
Josiah, on the other hand, broke out in a grin. “This is the best news I’ve heard since you came back to us, Hunter, my son.” His gaze traveled around the council. “Fuck your thoughts on the bloodlines. You all have something else in your family tree. Fate has degreed Hunter a mate, and so it shall be.”
“I say we celebrate this new mating and call this meeting to an end,” Liam said with a smile and moved with an athletic grace to the center of the room.
“This isn’t over,” Dorian said.
Alec disagreed. “It’s over. The Beta will have his mate, and our Pack will be stronger for it. You know true halves are rare. This should be a time of joy, not a discussion on bloodlines.”
Josiah stood and left the room, his head held high. Hunter prowled out of the room, making sure his Alpha’s back was safe. No matter the feeling racing through his veins, Hunter would always protect his Alpha—especially from council members who didn’t get their way.
Their Alpha paused and turned back toward them. “Congratulations, boy. We need to talk soon.”
“Yes. I’ve missed too much.”
Josiah nodded then went back to his home while Liam and Alec fell in line beside Hunter.
“You’ll explain?” Liam asked.
“She’s human and needs time.”
“You have any idea what you’re going to do about her?” Alec asked.
“Find a way to bring her into the Pack and keep her safe,” Hunter said, knowing it would be easier said than done.
The council wanted his mate pure in blood, and Becca was far from that.
He’d just have to make sure she was safe.
No matter the cost.
Chapter Six
“I’m ready. I have to be.”
Lily blinked at Becca’s seemingly random outburst then raised a brow. Damn, Becca would have to learn to do that. She could raise both brows and look surprised, but that was about it.
“Care to elaborate on what you’re ready for?” Lily asked as she placed another domino down on the table.
Becca had gone over to Lily’s place under the guise of
Good.
“Second, I didn’t have mate before, so why bother forcing the agenda now?”
“You dare question the authority of the council?” Gregory sneered.
“I’m the Beta. I’ll question who the fuck I want,” Hunter replied, his voice calm.
“Why should we force the issue?” Liam asked, interrupting the growing tension.
“Just because you’re fuck buddies with the Beta doesn’t mean he gets special treatment,” Dorian sneered. “He should have had a mate before.”
“Watch your tongue, wolf,” Alec whispered, his voice a lethal blade.
Dorian only smiled. “I have a few wolves for you if you can’t find a mate. My sister for one.”
Hunter growled. The man was actually bargaining off his sister? For what?
“I already have a mate.”
He saw Liam and Alec tense slightly but didn’t say anything. He knew he’d hurt them by not saying something sooner, but it hadn’t been time yet. Becca was still new…still his .
“Convenient,” Alistair spat. “Where is this mate of yours, and why haven’t we heard of this before?”
“I only met her when I got back from hell. You know, the place that I spent four years nearly dying in? Let’s make sure we discuss that at some point soon, shall we?”
Gregory waved his question away. “We’ll talk of that later. Who is this person who is suddenly your mate?”
“She’s in the human realm.” Technically, as wolves, they were also in the human realm, they were, in fact, hidden from prying eyes, which helped distinguish the difference.
“A human?” Dorian’s lip curled, and he spat on the ground in clear disgust. “I won’t be having a human coming into the Pack and diluting the bloodlines.”
“She’s not just my mate,” Hunter growled. “She’s my true half, and you have no authority over fate, me, or my mate.”
Again, Liam and Alec started but didn’t say anything. Hunter knew they’d have plenty to say in private, but now was not the time.
Josiah, on the other hand, broke out in a grin. “This is the best news I’ve heard since you came back to us, Hunter, my son.” His gaze traveled around the council. “Fuck your thoughts on the bloodlines. You all have something else in your family tree. Fate has degreed Hunter a mate, and so it shall be.”
“I say we celebrate this new mating and call this meeting to an end,” Liam said with a smile and moved with an athletic grace to the center of the room.
“This isn’t over,” Dorian said.
Alec disagreed. “It’s over. The Beta will have his mate, and our Pack will be stronger for it. You know true halves are rare. This should be a time of joy, not a discussion on bloodlines.”
Josiah stood and left the room, his head held high. Hunter prowled out of the room, making sure his Alpha’s back was safe. No matter the feeling racing through his veins, Hunter would always protect his Alpha—especially from council members who didn’t get their way.
Their Alpha paused and turned back toward them. “Congratulations, boy. We need to talk soon.”
“Yes. I’ve missed too much.”
Josiah nodded then went back to his home while Liam and Alec fell in line beside Hunter.
“You’ll explain?” Liam asked.
“She’s human and needs time.”
“You have any idea what you’re going to do about her?” Alec asked.
“Find a way to bring her into the Pack and keep her safe,” Hunter said, knowing it would be easier said than done.
The council wanted his mate pure in blood, and Becca was far from that.
He’d just have to make sure she was safe.
No matter the cost.
Chapter Six
“I’m ready. I have to be.”
Lily blinked at Becca’s seemingly random outburst then raised a brow. Damn, Becca would have to learn to do that. She could raise both brows and look surprised, but that was about it.
“Care to elaborate on what you’re ready for?” Lily asked as she placed another domino down on the table.
Becca had gone over to Lily’s place under the guise of
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